Epilepsy in Our View

Stories from Friends and Families of People Living with Epilepsy

Edited by Steven C. Schachter

In the last 5 years, approximately 2.7 million people have been treated for epilepsy and between 0.5%-2% of people will develop epilepsy during their lifetime. Up to 5% of the worldwide population may have a single seizure in their lifetime. It is further estimated that 60 million people in the World have had at least one epileptic seizure in their lifetime. Most shockingly is that between 70-80K people each year in the US alone are diagnosed with epilepsy

Epilepsy is simply defined as having more than one seizure in a person's life. The occurrence of 2 seizures, even if separated by a year or more, is technically considered as having epilepsy.

Epilepsy in Our View

Stories from Friends and Families of People Living with Epilepsy

First Edition

Edited by Steven C. Schachter

Description

A collection of personal stories from friends, family members, and co-workers of people with epilepsy in which they describe their observations and feelings about witnessing seizures and about the person with epilepsy. Epilepsy in Our View shed light on the social consequences of epilepsy while increasing understanding of what's happening when a person has a seizure.